Built-up post.



C. F. STEIBER.

BUILT-UP POST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 190s.

Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

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W/ TNESSES VMM Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

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A TTOHNE YS STATES PATENT oEEroE. CHARLES FRIEDRICH STEIBEmoE NEW YORK,N. Y.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 22, V190s.

To all whom 'it may concem: y

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. STEIBEE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx,

in the county and State of N ewYork, haveinvented a new and Improved'Built- Post, of which the followlngis a ullglclear',

and exact description.

This invention relatesto ost's such as used on the interior work ofuildings. The object of the invention is to producea post of simpleconstruction which isbuilt'eu'p or formed of a number of pieces settogether.

The invention relates especially to the `con struction loi section. Theform of t ese parts is such as to facilitate' their being stampedorreadily formed vfrom sheet metal. l p

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more full described hereinafter forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the aCCOmpanying drawings formin cation inwhich simi ar characters Aoli' 'reference indicate corresponding partsin all the figures. y Y

AFigure 1 is a'longitudinal vertical section taken through to myinvention; Fig. 2 isa .crosssection through the posttaken-onkthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1, but upon an enlarged scale; Fig.13 is a cross sectionthrough the post taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fi 4 is a lan of theblank or plate from which the ase of the post is formed b means of a dieFig-'5 isa perspective of te completely formed base;

point on the post; Fig. 7 is a perspective ofl the crown, the blank forwhi is shown in Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is an elevation ofthe post at thepoint of connection between the .upper section and lower section.thereof.

Referring more particularly to the parts,

and Yesjiecially to Figs. 1,2, and 3; '1 re resents t rectangular incross-section, as shown 1n Fig.

2. The lower end of this lower section seats ulpon a base 2, theconstruction o" which is s own very clearly in Fig; 45. The lower partof the base presents flat sides or cheeks 3` and the base,the capital orheadofthe post, and to the collar whichconnect'sr the upper part 'ofitheostl with :the lower and particularly set a part of this sp'eci-- a postconstructed accordingthis way the blank is pressed into the desired elower sectionofa post Whic isA above these cheeks, themetal is pressedso as to form an Vornamental uper part 4 for the base, the upper edge 5wlliereor constitutes a seat for the lower end of the section 1. Thisedge 5 is disposed around a squareopening and the sides ofthis' openingareprovidedwith upwardly projecting--trian ar ears 6. These ears arereceived within t e lower end .of the' section 1, and 'are attachedrigidly 65 thereto by` rivets 7, as indicated in Fig; 1.-

The base is adapted to be formed from a blank having the form shown inFig. 4. blank` is substantially square, having square n otches8 cut inthe corners thereof so that four laps ,9 are formed on the sidesV of theblank. At the center of the plate, an opening 10 is punched in the formof a star having four `arms 11 which are disposed on the diagonals ofthe'blank, asv indicated. In forming 75 the base from the blank, theilaps 9 are bent Adownwardly on the dotted lines 12` joining y thecorners of the notches 8, and these flaps form the cheeks 3 of the base.

The metal at the dia onal dotted lines 13 is pressed be- 80 tween theselines 13 to form the ornamental part 4, as will be readily understood.At the dotted lines 15 which join the corners of the star, the centralpart of the plate is bent upwardly so as to form the triangular ears 6,as shown, and at about thelines 15, the edges 5 are formed whichconstitute the seat for the lower end of the lower post section 1. In

form. 9o

On the upper end of the lower section 1, the upper section 16 of thepost seats; This u persectionis n'ot formed in one iece like tliesection 1, but is built up, as in 'cated in Fig.v 3. In its constructionit comprises main side plates 17 which are offset inwardly -on theircentral Yaxes so as to form shallow grooves' or channels 18,`and theedges of these plates are bent around so as to form anges 19 at thecorners of the post. Between the main plates 17, intercostal plates. oraum'liary side plates 20 are provided. These plates are without flangesand ,are simply attached by rivets 21 to the inner face of the flanges19, as indicated in Fig. 3. Near the lower endof the up er section 16 ofthe post, a collar 22 is attac ed; the form ofV this collar is shownvery clearly in Fig. 7. It isof square form to lit the post section andis pressed so as to form ornamental side plates 23 presenting edges 24from which rectangue lar ears 25 project upwardly, as shown. This collaris adapted to be formed from a blank such as that shown in Fig. 6. Thisblank is of square form, as shown, and has square openings 26 punched init near the corners. At their inner corners, these square openings 26connect with a main central opening 27 which is also of square form, butmuch'enlarged, as indicated. In forming the collar the outer rim of theplate beyondthe dotted lines 28 which connect the outer sides of thesquare openings 26, is pressed into the form shown at 23, the diagonaldotted lines 29 indcating the oint where the ornamental edges 30 of t epart 23 are formed. The parts of the plate between the openings 26constitute flaps 31, and these are bent upwardly on the lines 28 so` asto form the ears 25, as shown in Fig. 7. These ears are of the samewidth as, the channels 18, and the channels are )f sufiicient depth toenable the outer faces of the ears to be substantially iiush with theouter faces of the main plate when the ears are in position, asindicated in Fig. 3. ln forming the upper section 16 of the post, thiscollar is slid over the lower end of the section and attached theretonear the lower end by means of rivets 32, as shown in Fig. 1.

At the upper end of the post section 16, a crown or capital 33 isattached, and this capital comprises a collar 34 which is similar inforni to the collar 22, that is, it presents ears 35 which are receivedin the channels-18. It should be stated that the distance between theedges of the flanges 19 on the sides of the post are substantially thesame as the width of the ears 25 and the ears 35, so that the earsoperate to hold the collars rigidly in position and relieve the rivetsfrom much of the strain to which they would otherwise be subjected.

For the purpose of ornament, the blank from which the capital collar 34is formed will have a wider rim, so that the finished collar willproject from the post and improve its appearance. ln pressing the collar34 its outer edge is formed into a flange 36 which constitutes a seatfor the rounded cap 37,

which finishes off theupper end of thel post, as indicated. Mter thecollar 34 is placed in position, the ears 35 thereof` are attached tothe section 16 of the post by rivets 38, as shown. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent,- Y

1. A built-up post having a base formed of sheet metal and having a seatfor a post-seetion, said base having upwardly projecting integral earsat said seat, and a post-section received on said seat and attached tosaid ears.

2. A builteup post having side plates with channels formed therein, anda collar formed seams' l of sheet metal having integral ears received insaid channels and attached thereto.

3. A built-up )ost havingmain side plates with centrallyA isposedchannels formed in the faces' thereof and having longitudinal flanges atthe edges thereof, other side plates between said main side )lates andattached to said flanges, and a co ar formed of sheet metal havingintegral ears received in said channels and between said flanges andattached to said side plates.

4. A built-,up post having a base formed of sheet metal having a seatfor a post-section and having integral upwardly projecting ears at saidseat, a lower post-section resting on said seat and engaging said ears,an upper post-section received in the up )er end of said lowerpost-section, and a col ar formed of sheet metal having integral earsattached to said up er post-section and resting on the upper en of saidlower post-section.

5. A built-up post comprising a lower seetion, an up er section receivedin the upper end thereo said u per section having side plates withchanne s formed therein, and a collar formed of sheet metal, having earsattached in said channels and of substantially the same width as saidchannels.

6. A built-up post comprising a postsection having side plates withchannels formed therein, and a capital having a collar formed of sheetmetal having integral ears received in said channels and attached tosaid side plates, said side plates being of substantially the same Widthas said channels.

7. A blank for forming a base for a post, consisting of a plate ofrectangular form having notches cut in the corners thereof and having acentral opening forming fiaps adapted to be bent up to form ears forattaching the post body to said base.

8. A blank for forming a base for a post, consisting of -a rectangularplate having notches cut in the corners thereof andforming flapstherebetween adapted to be bent downwardly, said plate having astar-shaped open ing in the center thereof the arms whereof extendtoward'said notches, said )late having Vears formed between said arms aapted to be bent upwardly.

9. A blank for forming a collar for a post', consisting of a plate ofrectangular form having rectangular openings near the corners thereofand having a centrally disposed rectangular opening connecting with saidfirst openings at their inner corners.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES FRIEDRICH STEIBER.

Witnesses EDWARD SCHOPPE,

PETER limon.

